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The Yarnell Hill Fire was a wildfire that burned 8374 acre in the U.S. state of Arizona in mid-2013. The fire was ignited on June 28 by a lightning strike.

Background and cause
Wildfires are a natural part of the ecological cycle of the Southwestern United States, regularly burning thousands of acres in the region every year. In 2013, 1,756 wildfires burned 105281 acre of Arizona.

In February 2014, the Ecological Restoration Institute (ERI) at Northern Arizona University published a study of the 2013 wildfire season in Arizona and New Mexico.

Aftermath
The Yarnell Fire burned 8374 acre and cost ??? to contain and suppress. Of that area, only 6% suffered total foliage mortality. The fire killed 19 firefighters and injured